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… In This Issue In This Issue Editor's Page Apps, Phones, Tablets, Computers, Bookreaders, and … Product Announcement AFB AccessNote Notetaker App Updated! by Darren Burton AccessNote version 1.1 is now live in the Apple App Store! Download it today! Product Evaluations and …

AccessWorld July 2013

… Editor regarding the unfortunate loss of the AccessWorld app and I thought of more considerations. As far as I'm concerned, for the blind and visually impaired, apps are easier to navigate and use with mobile screen … websites with desktop screen readers, due to simplicity of app design over that of websites, easier and quicker …

AccessWorld August 2019

… by side, I found two companies selling smartphone-based OCR apps. That's an app that will read printed text out loud. In both cases, you … $99.99. Next to KNFB Reader, I found Amedia, selling a $30 app to read text, iYomube, which is iOS-based, too. They …

Crista Earl

… Apple Releases COVID-19 App and Website April 2, 2020 By Janet Ingber, AccessWorld … about coronavirus (COVID-19), one option is to use Apple’s new COVID-19 app and website. These were created in partnership with the … Apple Releases COVID-19 App and Website Apple Releases …

Janet Ingber

… us to describe and review more mainstream home gadgets and appliances that are already or can be made accessible to the blind. Most of these devices are app-enabled, relying on a touchscreen reader accessible mobile app to make them work (an example is the Instant Pot, which …

Bill Holton
AccessWorld September 2018

… smartphones and devices. This article will discuss two free apps for iOS, Spotify Free and Songza. Pandora (one of the … to the US several years ago after debuting in Europe, the app was extremely popular. At the time, Spotify provided … periodically, but they were brief. The original PC desktop application was mostly accessible, but the same could not be …

Janet Ingber
AccessWorld September 2014

… Using VoiceOver with the Accessible Amazon iOS Kindle App A free and accessible iOS version of the Kindle app from Amazon was released on May 1, 2013. This app gives people who are blind or visually impaired another … Using VoiceOver with the Accessible Amazon iOS Kindle App A free and accessible iOS version of the Kindle app from …

Janet Ingber
AccessWorld June 2013

… 10 start menu has two panes. The left pane contains the All Apps button, the power menu, settings and recently used apps. The right pane has smart tiles that Windows 10 apps can use to present snippets of information such as news … 10 start menu has two panes. The left pane contains the All Apps button, the power menu, settings and recently used …

… with the iPhone Camera, by Judith M. Dixon Long before Apple's groundbreaking introduction of the 2009 … of handheld text-reading devices and/or object-recognition apps for our smart phones have begun thinking a bit more … details of using the iPhone camera. You will learn about apps that can assist you in getting the proper light and …

Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld June 2014

… Scott Davert. This has been a great series of articles. I appreciate your support for braille. It would be great to … Timers — great for time under an ice pack, cooking timer, appointments, etc. You can set multiple timers: timer 1 for … kitchen/den. My son, who is blind, loves it. I put the Echo app on my iPhone and on his. However, he uses VoiceOver. …

AccessWorld March 2018